The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-26


strangers' church the discussions
we're on the subject Of prohibition.
Below will BIS found synopticsl re.
ports Of the addresses.
Yirss Prssby terrain Chsrcs.
The congregation was large, showing
not only the return Of many former
absen,ees, but alec the presence OF .
number Of comparative strangers. The
pastor announced a. his text: Habak-
kuk, ii:14, "For the earth shall be
allied with the knowledge Of the glory
Of the Lord, % the waters cover the
see"
BRIKF.
Maniiestly, the prophecy Of Habak
kuk was written In O time OF great de-
lection. Any man who resdB II will
find two things Get, the one over
against the other, In the most striking
way. The one Of these 10 the sinful.
ness Of man, the other 10 the transcend
ent purity and greatness Of God. And
right between these two Ia the assur.
ancs OF the text, Significantly intimat-
ing that the highest declaIative glory
Of Jehovah will be found, In some
mysterious way, connected with the
problem Of human siniulneBs. To
show this, let rs now spring the ques-
ton: "What 10 here meant by the
glory Of the Lndr"
/. The student oi nature would say
that Gods glory Ia chiefly found In
the phenomena Of the pnyeical uni.
We ee-in Gun Iise and sun SIT, In
earthquake and storm, In landscape
or Ia stormy heavens, In mountains
or in seas. God In nature Ia glorious,
but this IL not the glory referred TO In
the text.
2. The student Of history might an.
swer tba, the gloTy OF Jehovah n HE
pfovldential control OF empires, his
guiding and omnipotent will, directing
the der,inles Of nations and OF men.
IL 10 true that God Ia In history,
secular and sscred, and His greatness
is teen In His sovereignty over all
men and all nations Of all centuries;
but even this 10 not the glory Of Jeho-
yah referred TO In tho text.
3. The admirer Of Christianity as q
religion amongst other religions might
Get forth Ito moral purity, Its ethics,
found both In lite principles and the
beautiful lives OF lie trus disciples; lite
simple, yet sublime, wonhip; its
plain, but impressive, ssoraments;
and he might cay: "Beholi In these
things the glory Of Jehovah" But
even that answer, iacluding much OF
truth. would fall 10 meet our inquiry.
4. Moses, meek because consciously
sinful, vet found courage TO say TO
God: 81 besesch Thee. ehow me Thy
glory" In no lar rs tie flute being
could fecsive thu answer 10 his own
prayer, Moses obtained the object Of
his request. Ga the mountain, In the
early hour Of morning, solitary, In the
cleft rock, he Stood 20 tee 'ihe glory
Of God" And this II was: "JehoyAh
paced by before him aud proclaimed:
The Lord, the Lord God, metciiul
and gracious, long suffering In good.
ne and truth, keeping mercy for
thousands, iorgiylng iniqnlly, trans
gresslon and elm, and that will BY no
means olsrr tho guilty" The high.
est declsraive eloil Of God IA Their ioie
found in iha, thing which conseryes
alike His jua Ice aud His craze, show.
irg Him t0 The universe m q G,d who
will by no mGaBs clear &c gullty."
yet VITO will 'keep mercy ioI
thousands, f,rsIyirg mighty and
iran'gr,lson, and EN-" This Is the
Divine arse ~ h. ,ha Ds,llios: 'ShoW
me thy glory" Tho thinner who
would appr,os.lrgly receive I. mutt
stand In ihe cell Tuos, and, alter The
vision, mutt make haste ard how hls
bead 10 the earth and worship"
8. Code dtclaTailye glory Ia there
lore ioind In It's tublimest iYm nj the
cIoo Of Jetus Cirist. There justice
IL sstithed, and thtre mercy, for
Christ's cake, iorglyes Ia guilty, trans.
srtsion aud sin. Thus. the gospel IA
Gods glory, for II Ia HE power and
His wisdom-vith one bar i ftvsrent.
ly I uehing the throne, with the other
eompa'sionately raising the islltn.
This redemption OF Gods dear Bon ID
Jehovsh's cory. And the knowledge
Of this great talvatlon Ia 10 cover the
earth ~ tho waters cover the sea
"For the mouth OF the Lord hath
spoken It."
Tie Rev. DR.. N. M. Long addresset
. very large congregation ct IN,
Stranger Church last evening on IN,
subitc, Of prohibition. He had pre-
viously announced his intention o